Bill Mallonee Live in Orlando

Erik April 25th, 2008

If you're in the Orlando area, don't miss Bill Mallonee performing live at Taste in College Park, tomorrow, April 26 at 8 PM.

Bill Mallonee has released 25 albums over his 20 year career to much critical acclaim. Paste Music Magazine, in a poll conducted by both writers and artists, listed Bill as 65 in their "100 Greatest Living Songwriters Poll." Musically, his songs tend towards a very broadly defined Americana, embracing Folk-rock, Brit-pop, psychedelia and troubadour … (Read More)

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Biking Against Human Trafficking Update

Erik April 10th, 2008

I just got an update from Eric with Biking Against Human Trafficking. The week after Easter he and some friends rode their bikes from Phoenix to the Grand Canyon and back (an 8-day, 450-mile trip), with the goal of raising awareness about human trafficking and motivating people to do something about it.

You can hear the [ping] podcast with Eric here. Then check out the video for the update.

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Human Trafficking

Erik March 19th, 2008

Did you know that 27 million individuals are enslaved around the globe today? (And that doesn't even include disc jockeys.) It's true, modern day slavery is a 30 billion dollar industry. It's an overwhelming and often hidden problem.

On this edition of [ping], we're joined by two people who've decided to do something about it. Eric and Stephanie have started something called Biking Against Human Trafficking. The week after Easter they'll be riding their bikes f … (Read More)

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[ping]ing in the New Year

Erik December 19th, 2007

I submit for your approval, the last [ping] podcast of '07. What a year! Mother Internet has been good to us.

We merged the old [ping] blog with SteveBrownEtc.com. We witnessed the death and birth of a podcast. The Mini-Me World Tour reached new levels of creative buffoonery. We raised a bunch of money for the disabled in Central Florida. We stayed in touch with old friends and made some new ones. And dang it all to heck, we had fun. I just wish my brother Matt was here.

On many lev … (Read More)

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Bill Mallonee & The Empty Hands

Erik November 7th, 2007

Bill Mallonee [formerly of Vigilantes of Love (and more notably The Cone Ponies)] joined me, Sharon, Mr. Wood, and Mark to talk about his music, life on the road, tough breaks, therapy, being a whore (my input of course), the music industry, starving artists, the Church, and your chance to book a Bill Mallonee Christmas house concert.

Take a listen to the conversation and the music we played on the show. I think you'll agree that it was a great time.

Then, if you're interested in bo … (Read More)

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Dark Horse Bets

Bill Mallonee November 5th, 2007

Dark Horse Bets - a sermon on new SONGS, 15 years of recording, touring and what i learned.

The setting:

I've been writing at a clip of about 5 songs a month for the last 6 months…it's been a way to reach both inside and out to something bigger than myself. There are moments when to draw another breath and extend a measure of mercy towards yourself is…the greatest act of faith imaginable.

There are days when the skin we live in is wrecked and crying from it's own disap … (Read More)

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